Channel Welt - The Characteristics Of A Traditionally Made Hondo Cowboy Boot

We did a live stream with Fil Guijarro from Hondo Boots not too long ago and I cut that stream down to just the talking points about the channel welt and the characteristics of a traditionally made cowboy boot. I hope this is informative and enjoyable. Thanks for watching!
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[@JeremiahCraig]

Gotta love Hondos!!

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Absolutely!

[@bnvboots]

Great video guys! So much for cork or composite insoles being premium boot materials. Congratulations for setting the record straight so tactfully & eloquent.

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Thanks to Fil for that! And thank you for watching!

[@nathanlunday3692]

Fantastic video that he actually takes the time to describe and educate the viewer to quality!!! Bravo 👏

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Thanks brother

[@michaelgarretson5519]

Fantastic explanation! I've seen videos where boots with a channel welt are resoled, etc., but it's awesome to hear and see an explanation of the concept. I wonder if boots with a good year welt could be retrofitted to be channel welt...

[@TheRabbitHasLanded]

Love my Hondos

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Me too!

[@richardarthur9706]

Very good video. And for what it's worth, this caused me to take a look at Hondo and I just purchased a pair of 3416's from Cavender's this past weekend. Thank you for taking the time to produce this.

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Thank you for watching. You can’t go wrong with Hondo

[@SuSiervo70]

Most intriguing video you've had yet! Loved it Nick!

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Awesome! Thank you!!

[@Sir-es9by]

Every dang pair of Hondos that I have bought have an obvious hole and exposed thread puncturing the vamp near the arch down near the welt. Don’t know if it’s related to the channel welt construction, but it’s real bad. I suspect it’s where they start the stitching of the vamp to the welt. If that is the net result of this construction method, Hondo should use a gemming and use traditional Goodyear construction. I’ve returned all my three of my Hondo purchases (all done online - they’re not sold locally) and it’s been 3 different models with the same issue. I have no confidence that the stitching hole in the vamps won’t tear out with stress and use. They look nice until you scrutinize the vamp along the welt - I suspect you will all see the same issue......holes in the lower vamp with exposed thread showing.

[@johnrycroft4855]

Thanks for the education!

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Thanks for watching!

[@Drifter5.7]

Thanks for sharing the info on this..good job guys!

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Thanks man!

[@bobvires9650]

Man that was an awesome informative video, I’m just enough of a geek I guess to really enjoy that side of a cowboy boot...My next boot will be a hondo boot!

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Thank you. I can't recommend them enough!

[@fil.guijarro]

Great video, I learned something ;)

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Lol!! Thanks again for joining us

[@bnvboots]

You taught an advanced bootmaking session/class!

[@WesternWearEnthusiast]

Fil, that was a fantastic interview for sure!!! You were mentioning that you chose not to use a full welt on your boots and said that you chose to use brass nails and wooden pegs for the look and utility. You mentioned that maybe a illegitimate cowboy could explain a little more about the utility of it. I was wondering if maybe it is because it lasts longer than the stitching does due to the abuse that that part of the boot takes from the stirrups of the saddle when riding.

[@fil.guijarro]

@@WesternWearEnthusiast That makes a lot of sense!

[@oparason10]

This tutorial was so damn informative!! Please have more folks with insight and communication skills to breakdown bootmaking!!

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

I will do my best my friend. Thanks for watching

[@oparason10]

@@LoneStarBootReviews keep it the work!!

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

Imma try! Thanks man

[@jonjohnson63]

I wonder what brands besides chisos and hondo still channel welt. I also wonder how hondo manages to channel welt and everything else while keeping boots under 300 dollars

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

That's a good question! I'll see if I can get an answer for you

[@Northsouthdnmguy]

As I understand it, Rios of Mercedes also channel welts

[@rickywhitman9224]

Thanks for the video! Any issues with sizing? Do they run large or small? Also, where is the best place to purchase online?

[@LoneStarBootReviews]

For me they run true to size. I would try NRS World for online purchase